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0 tracked cards Remedial Law, Legal and Judicial Ethics, with Practical Exercises

Ramon Torres, 42, applies for admission to the Philippine Bar. In 2011 he was convicted by final judgment of estafa involving PHP 200,000 from a client while working at a private firm; he served probation and paid restitution. Since completing his sentence, he earned a law degree in 2013 and has since worked as a staff attorney at a public legal-aid clinic, maintaining an exemplary professional record and actively mentoring law students. The Board of Bar Examiners recommended denial on grounds of lack of moral character. In light of CPRA, which statement best articulates the controlling doctrine and standard that should govern the Board's assessment and any potential rehabilitation effect?

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The Board should apply a bright-line rule: any criminal conviction bars admission regardless of rehabilitation.] The Board should grant admission automatically if the applicant has earned a law degree and has worked in public legal aid for years, regardless of the past conviction. Under CPRA, rehabilitation evidence may be considered; an old estafa conviction may be overcome by demonstrable reform such as restitution, completion of a law degree, and years of clean public service, and admission may be granted if the Board is convinced of present fitness. The Board should require a formal character-reference report; without it, the Board cannot grant admission.

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